EASTWOOD, C. L. "JACK" AND IVA "PEGGY"

by Mrs. Gerald Shull

Entry F118 from the History of Hooker County Nebraska
with permission of the Hooker County Historical Society

Clifford L. Eastwood was born near Ken-
esaw, Nebraska, February 2, 1905 to William
John and Ida Mae (Gorsuch) Eastwood, he
had seven brothers and two sisters. The
family moved to Logan County, in 1918. In
1919 he helped his dad build a 32 x 30 sod
house for the family to live in, and he also
helped several other families build their sod
homes.

His grandfather, John Gorsuch was Cap-
tain of a wagon train that traveled from
Kenesaw to Cherry County in the early 1890's
to take up homesteads north of what is now
Mullen, Nebraska.

He would tell about all the ranchers
picking up cow chips for fuel. Later on they
could get coal so it was used for all their
cooking and heating needs.

He received all his education in a one room
sod school house.

On October 2, 1926 Jack married Iva
Louise Clark, daughter of Frank and Vida
Irene (Laub) Clark of Central City, Nebras-
ka, she had two sisters and two brothers, who
are all deceased now.

Peggy attended a rural school, Nebraska
Central and Chadron State College and was
teaching school when Jack met her.

Jack and Iva had one son, Gerald William
of Seattle Washington; and one daughter,
Mrs. Gerald (Jacquelyn) Shull of Palmer,
Nebraska. They also took into their home two
other children and put them both through
high school.

They owned and operated a ranch north-
east of Mullen. Jack also carried mail on a
Star Route for twelve years in the Sandhills.
They milked cows and sold the milk to the
local dairy in Mullen.

They moved to a farm north of Central City
in 1952 where he fed cattle, farmed; and had
a dairy herd.

Jack was always a lover of good horses and
moved several down with him to do part of
the farm work. He enjoyed his saddle horses
and had broke many of them to ride. When
he retired he bought some ponies and parade
animals and has taken part in many parades
around the country and county with his
teams and covered wagon.

Peggy, passed away June 5, 1978 and Jack,
passed away March 27, 1984. Surviving them
are their two children, five grandchildren and
seven great grandchildren, who had given
them a lot of enjoyment.